Milk-bottle-retaining device



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MILK BOTTLE RETAINING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED nEc.I5, 1919.

1,363,397, Pafend Dee. 2s, 1920.

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' APPLICATION FILED DECJS. 1919.

1 ,363,397. Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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JOHN CRUMLISH, OF PHILADELPHEA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MILK-BOTTLE-VRETAINING DEVICE.

Application led December 15, 1919. Serial No. 344,773.

T 0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN CRUMLISH, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, in the county oi" Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-BottleRetaining Devices, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that bottles of milk are often stolen from door-steps -or other eX.- posed `places due to the fact that the milkman usually delivers the bottles of milk by merely setting the bottles on a door-step or porch and it is an easy matter for a person to steal the bottles which are not attached or locked to any supporting structure. Furthermore, the delivery of milk in the above described mannerV subjects 'the bottles to a collection of dirt from the street and other causes.

One object off my invention is to provide an improved milk lbottle .retaining device intowhich` the milkman can insert the necks of rone or more bottles of milk and which will act to lock the bottles thus inserted to prevent them from being stolen and at the same time will prevent dirt from collecting on the necks of the bottles.

`Another object is to so construct my invention that the latter can be attached to a door or door frame and cannot be removed until the door has been opened, .after which the device can be readily removed by the ownerA and the milk 4bott-les can be easily de tached from the device.'

These objects, andA other yadvantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, '1 attainlin the. following manner, reference being had to the accompanying `drawings fin which- Figure 1 is ato-p plan viewshowing my invention as it `.appears `in.positionattached tera-.door sor-that lit cannot beremoveduntil after the .door has been opened :tliedoor and door trame being shown ,in section,

' Fig2 is arear elevation of invention; the door and door framefbeing omitted, said view showing a supporting plate which forms a part of the device, Y

Fig. 3 is a view of similarV nature to Fig. 2 showing said supporting plate omitted and a portion of the back plate brokenaway,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 and illustrating the device ,adapted to receive and retain two eilt heies therein,

' Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, A

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. `5, l

F ig. 7 is a transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, showing certain of the parts in another position,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a setting plzte which forms a part .of my invention, an

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a pivoted detent latch which forms apart of Ymy in vention.

Referringto the drawings, 10 represents a door frame to which a .door 11 is hinged at'12.

My invention inclu'des a box 13 and a supporting plate 14. The back plate 13a of the box 13 has rails 15 projecting therefrom and the top and bottom edges of the supporting plate 14 are bent inwardly to provide grooves so that the supporting plate vcan be slid onto the rails 15. One end 16 of the supporting plate 14 is bent as shown in Figs. 1V and 5 so as to abut the ends of the rails to limit the sliding' movement between the box and supporting plate in one direction. Thuswhen the supporting plate is secured to a door, such for eXampleas shown in Fig. 1, the end 17 of the box can be located adjacent one side of the door frame 10 and'when the Vdoor 11 is closed. the beiY .cannot `be slid'oi l with two holes 19 and 20. vTwo retaining arms '21 and 22 are pivotedtatz `and-24V respectively te the bottom plate 18. Eachof these .retaining arms`21` andI 22 has .antarcli meedere- 25 and free ends 26`which'haveslots 27. Fins V28 vextend vupwardly from the bottom plate 18 and through the s1ots52f7. A coil spring 29.a has :its opposite ends con-V nected to the arms 2l va1id'22 and tends to normally move saidv arms toward .eachother so as to'move the arcuate edges 25 rsubstantially in register with the edge portions of the bottom plate 18 which form the holes 19 and 20. Fig. 5 shows the retaining arm 22 in its normal position and the arm 21 in its locking position as will hereinafter be more thoroughly described.`

Two settingr plates 29 and 30 are pivotally connected to the-box `bypivot-rods 311aId 32 respectively. The major portions of these setting plates are directly above the respective holes 19 and 20. Each of the setting plates 29 and 30 has a depending lip 33. rl`hese lips 33 are adapted t0 respectively engage lugs 34 Vwhich project upwardly from the retaining arms 21 and 22. The arrangement of the pivot rods 31 and 32 is such that when the setting plates are raised on their pivots, for example into theposition occupied by the plate 29 in Eig. 4, the lips 33 will push against the lugs 34 and thereby swing the retaining arms against the action of the spring 29a.

Each of the setting plates 29 and 30 has an extension 35. These extensions project outwardly through slots 36 in a partition plate 37 said partition plate being spaced inwardly from the back plate to provide a chamber 38. Detent plates or latches 39 are pivoted at 40 within the chamber 38 eccentric to the respective pivot rods 31 and 32, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Each of the pivoted detent plates 39 has teeth 41 cut in one edge and a looped spring 42 tends to move the detent plates 39 on their pivots so that when the extensions 35 of the setting plates are moved upwardly into engagement with the teeth 41 the teethl will hold the setting plates in their raised positions due to the jamming'of the extensions 35 between the teeth 41, as clearlyshown at the left hand side of Fig. 3. Each of the pivoted detent plates 39 has a handle 43, and these handles project out of the box apertures 44 into the space between the rails 15. However, it will be noted that when the box 13 is 'on the supporting plate 14 that access to the handles 43 is prevented andv it is necessary to remove the box fromrthe supporting plate before access may be had to said handles 43. It is obvious that by moving detent plates 39 by means of the handles thatthe extensions l35 will be released from theV teeth 41 and the spring 29a will act to swing the setting plates into their lowered positions.

Considering that the setting plates are in their lowered positions, such for example as the position in which the setting plate 30 is illustrated in Fig. 4, the milkman inserts the necks of the bottles upwardly through the holes and during this inserting movement the tops of the bottles raise the setting plates and the' retaining arms are'swung under the usual iianges or beaded tops of the milk bottles and thereby lock the latter to the device. i j

During the upward movement of each setting plate, the extension 35 engages the teeth 41 and slightly rocks the detent plate. Fig. 4 shows the setting plate 29 having been thus raised by the top of the bottle and when the bottle is allowed to slightly drop, the detent plate will move into a jamming door has been opened and the box has been removed from the supporting plate.

The box is preferably provided with a carrying handle 47 to facilitate the carrying of the box.

' while I have described my invention kas taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described including a box having Va hole therein; ya retaining arm movable in a plane substan tially parallel with the plane of the part of the box including the hole; a setting plate in alinement with'said hole and having al part for engagement with a portion of said retaining arm whereby when the setting plate is movedV upwardly away from said hole, said arm will be movedto restrict the opening provided bv said hole; and means operative to hold the arm in said ,moved position; Substantially as described.

2. A. device ot the character described includinga box having a hole therein; are# taining arm movable in a plane substantially parallel with the planeofthe part of the box including the hole: asetting'plate in valinement with said holevand yhaving a part for engagement witha portion of said retaining arm wherebv when` the setting plate is moved inwardly away from said hole said arm will be moved to restrict the opening provided by said holeg'a pivoted detellt latch having teeth thereon and adapt ed to be engaged by a part of said setting plate during said `latter movement thereof: and means for automatically moving said detent latch so as to cause said latter part ofthe setting plate to jam between said teeth: substantially as described.

' 3. A device of the character described including a box having a holextherein: a retaining arm movable in a plane substantiallv parallel with the plane of the part of the box including the hole: a setting plate `in alinement with said'holei'and having a part for engagement with a portion of said retaining arm whereby when the setting plate is moved inwardly away from said hole, said arm will be moved to restrict the opening provided by said hole; means auton matically operative for holding said setting plate in saidlatter position; means extending out of said box for releasing said detent latch from said setting plate; and means for l0 automatically returning said retaining arm and setting plate to their normal positions; substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

"Cms E. Poms, ANNA REN'roN. 

